Matter and change
  1. Identify chemical reactions in terms of reactants and products
  2. List factors affecting the rate of reactions

Monday, August 22th (Chemical Reactions; Chemistry/Ch 2/Sec 1/pg 36)

To Dos:
  1. Compare pennies: Why is this one brown and dull and this one is shiny?
  2. Because the oxygen from the air reacted to the copper on the penny forming a copper oxide layer...
  3. Penny & Hot Sauce Experiment
  4. Today we're gonna talk about Physical Changes and Chemical Changes...
  5. Give definition!!...Physical Change: A change that effects only the size and shape of a substance or whether it becomes a liquid, solid, or gas...
  6. Can someone give me an example of a Physical Change: Ice melting into water...
  7. What happens if __ holds this ice cube throughout class?
  8. Why is Ice melting into water a good example of a physical change? Because it's still water; it only changed from a solid to a liquid...
  9. What then is a chemical change?
  10. Chemical Change: A change that produces new substances that have properties different from the original substances...
  11. What is an example of a chemical change that we've already talked about? Oxygen mixing with the copper to form a copper oxide...
  12. Why is that a good example of a chemical change? Because the copper from the penny is changing because of a reaction to the oxygen...
  13. Define: Chemical Reaction: A process that produces chemical change...
  14. Give me an example of a Chemical Reaction: The hot sauce reacting with the copper oxide...
  15. Tape "Before" and "After" Pennies into Science Journal

Tuesday, August 23rd (Reactants and Products; Chemistry/Ch 2/Sec 1/pg 38)

To Dos:
  1. Review: What is an example of a physical change? / What is an example of a chemical change? / How is a physical change different from a chemical change? / What is an example of a chemical reaction?
  2. Read page 38, "Chemical Equations" and in your Science Journal define Reactants and Products
  3. What is a Reactant?
  4. Reactant: Substances that exist before a chemical reaction begins
  5. What is a Product?
  6. Product: The substances that form as a result of a chemical reaction
  7. Experiment: What do you think will happen when I mix baking soda and vinegar?
  8. In this experiment what are the reactors? (Baking Soda & Vinegar)
  9. What are the products? (Gas & White Solid)

Wednesday, August 24th (Rates of Reactions; Chemistry/Ch 2/Sec 2/pg 46)

To Dos: Make Copies of Chemical Reactions Key Terms Worksheet (Chemistry/Ch 2/pg 22)

  1. Review: In our baking soda experiment what was one of the reactors? / What was the other reactor? / What was one of the products? / What was the other product? / Give me a definition of a reactant / Give me the definition of a product
  2. Complete the Key Terms Worksheet by reviewing pages 46-52
  3. Review the Key Terms Worksheet as a class
  4. Complete notecards to study for Key Terms quiz

Thursday, August 25th

To Dos:
  1. Review factors 1 & 2 affecting rates of reactions

Friday, August 26th (Chapter Test)

To Dos:
  1. Review factors 3 & 4 affecting rates of reactions